While I admit that ys is talking from personal , far more widespread experience than me, I would suggest that Russians living in more rural communities probably(?) have much better access to decent foods. I mean, I've seen photos of Nenets in Russia eating raw reindeer meat, for example. Plus, I recall acquaintances visiting China who told me of scenes in Chinese cities where the locals had street markets all over where they offered far more variety than what would be available in the West, such as (albeit cooked) grasshoppers, insects, worms, scorpions etc. etc. The point being that a lot of RPDers, myself included, would complain, at the start of going rawpalaeo, of there being no decent quality raw foods available in their own local area, but, inevitably, most who bothered to do some research/make some effort would find decent raw, quality food-sources in the end.
Interesting articles on Siberia, indicating, quite possibly, that pre-Western-contact native peoples in the Arctic likely had a much higher percentage of raw food in their diet, than previously supposed:-
http://www.languagesoftheworld.info/russia-ukraine-and-the-caucasus/cuisines-siberia.htmlhttp://roadsandkingdoms.com/2012/yakuts/It is also mentioned elsewhere that "salo"(pig fat) is often eaten raw in Russia. Haan, stroganina, pechen are also mentioned as being Yakuts' raw dishes.
